Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old former criminology student convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in a brutal 4 a.m. home invasion, is now asking prison officials for a transfer after reporting multiple threats from his fellow inmates.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, in July 2025, Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, receiving four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional ten years.
According to documents from the Moscow Police Department (MPD) in Idaho, Kohberger submitted a handwritten request to the Idaho Department of Correction asking to be moved from J Block, a high-security unit housing some of the state’s most violent and high-profile prisoners, to a quieter section known as B Block.
Kohberger claims that he is experiencing ongoing verbal harassment, describing almost nonstop threats from other inmates, some of them sexual in nature.
The murderer first raised concerns just two days after arriving in J Block and followed up within the week with corrections officers, reporting instances where inmates allegedly threatened sexual assault and other forms of physical intimidation. In his request, he referenced the prison term “administrative segregation,” a pretty big sign that he may wish to be housed separately from all other inmates for his own protection.
Prison officials have not yet publicly indicated whether they will honor his request.
Some could speculate that Kohberger’s social difficulties and atypical behavior, referenced often during his trial, may have made him an immediate target.
Documents from the MPD suggest he exhibits limited social awareness, and during his time in confinement, he has had several confrontations with other prisoners. One incident involved him snapping at an inmate during a jailhouse video chat with his mother, while another inmate reportedly described him as a “weirdo.”
Kohberger’s high-profile conviction has kept him under intense scrutiny both inside and outside prison walls.
Before his arrest, digital forensic experts found evidence of some heavy paranoia and frantic searches on his phone, particularly after learning that a white Hyundai Elantra had been identified as the suspect’s vehicle in the murders. In the hours before his capture, Kohberger searched for terms like “wiretap” and “psychopaths paranoid,” checked police press releases, and even looked for another car to replace his own, per Fox News.
DX contacted the Idaho Maximum Security Institution for a comment regarding Kohberger, but did not receive a response.